The Shout

relationship through implementing aggressive diction and hurtful tone into her recounts of past experiences. For instance, Amy is “yanked” off the couch by her “frighteningly strong” mother who then begins to “shout” (Tan 141-142). By using diction like “yanked,” “frighteningly,” and “shout,” Tan shows the aggression and anger in the relationship. The hurtful tone surfaces in order to show the daughter’s pain and misery resulting from her mother’s fierce words. Tan claims she “wish[es] [she]’d…

Introduction: Welcome listeners to this Episode of Literature Round Table in our Open Learning Podcast Series. Today, we are going on a journey into the magnificent world of poetry and I am your host David Sea, a student from Indooroopilly State High School. Poetry to me is unique. It does not need a plethora of explanation, just a powerful message, image and meaning of the sweetness or the bitterness experiences from the bottom of the poet’s heart to tell the story. However, different poets…

When you hear about the old world of Arkon, Everyone says it is a nightmare from your darkest dreams. Vampires ruled the earth and humanity was pushed to the brink of extinction, Out of desperation the last of humanity looked to the church for answers and prayed to god. This was when the church let out a lone warrior, One who could be as fast as any supernatural creature and twice as deadly, They named them the priests because they always had a tattoo of Gods cross on there bodies. At first…

Everything stopped. All I could hear were the faded shouts for help. I could see a tear slowly roll off her face and on the ground. I gripped the end of my seat and reached for her hand. I looked at her, she looked at me. I closed my eyes and waited for it all to be over. “Red, that’s one more point for me!” jumped Mari. She put her big, bright smile in my face. Mari and I were playing the game we called, “red car, blue car”, on the bus on our way to school like we always do. While walking off…

Berthold Auerbach wisely proclaimed, “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Songs can affect a person whole lifestyle. However not all song will make a positive impact. Kristian Stanfilll’s song “Even so Come” greatly affects one’s whole attitude for the rest of the day by bring joy to the listener. In addition, “Even so Come” grants hope to the listener because it reminds His audience that Jesus shall return soon. The song uses repetition to masterfully display our…

fur. He asks “What is your name”. Odysseus responds by saying “ My name is nobody”. Odysseus’ and his men offer Polyphemus cheese and a great wine in hopes of being set free. Polyphemus responds by eating not one but two of Odysseus’ men. Polyphemus shouts “ Who's next I’m very hungry”. Odysseus’ men pull out their swords Odysseus tells them “ Put the swords away it is all fine”. Polyphemus decides to forget about everything and he rolls over and takes a nap. During that time Odysseus and his…

In the distance there was a woman tied up, Bo runs and shouts “Mom?!?!” but when Bo got closer he noticed it was not his mother but another women from the village that also went missing, “her name is Andrea and has she has been missing from Themiscyra for 2 years now.” Bo tells Hermes. They ask Andrea what happened…

over to kiss her but the drop of rain fall stops me. Within seconds it starts pouring. To my surprise, it feels warm and comforting. But by the look on her face, she doesn’t feel so comfortable. “What, it’s just a little rain!” I shout. “Yeah, just a little!” she shouts back and leans in to kiss…

demise. The lord of the kingdom Kordan. Philippe Salazar ,leads the offensive with his army through the barrage of boulders engulfed by flames, hailing from the sky. His banner represented by an eagle holding a cross righteously by its claws. He shouts his commands while riding his steed through the chaos "Hold steadfast men! Spread out and regroup at the base of the mountain." But the opposition, greatly enforcing their prowess, halts the enemy advance. Although…

School uniforms are everywhere around the world. My cousin Sam wears a uniform, all my friends there wear uniforms, and so did my parents. When I asked them if school uniforms were any good, I was shocked at my findings. Many people don’t seem to approve of school uniforms, but surprisingly, my parents seemed to encourage uniforms. “They were a godsend for a busy senior like I was. I would wake up, throw on my school uniform and head off to school.” my father explained. He told me that…